X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.232] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.4) with ESMTP id 2990541 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:45:31 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.198.232; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f6so9025946rvb.7 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=BrRy5bnYVBd4QUy6LnrBlY/HEJ/vodYzsau3/QIAxg4=; b=cwRV8mcNkJrFEZn4HCpdI+AAJLcPQfz/hg9eAUf92peHwZXzT7HzAIxGopbXjkW3Ye VPixix4dk0tc+4htBM9fhP1TloNm4CA0igJREMG1bpDCavF5Iin9UHAwI0pNgFJjm8Di 0eBA+chb3y9ZMrsT1mO8QMzjV7uANeIlry0+Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=NZPSmxuc4wddNUbNSbSxhT5bKEeXpNvgdtaFBotMY2dvw89nIAJEKJXFKyjoQ0hLqe DAWiEwratp1Www9WKysFNw/bpC8PZsMx5WAEQZJTDvaytQL+zvDHpUQmTIhfGa/H5oLA nbGnsNYV5v/CcHN94rsqFPS8EAZGhU5GoLMRY= Received: by 10.141.176.4 with SMTP id d4mr16297534rvp.14.1214397892149; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.145.16 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1c23473f0806250544k587e358fl9c2020a977fa91aa@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:52 -0700 From: "David Leonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo burned up In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_19670_28007703.1214397892128" References: ------=_Part_19670_28007703.1214397892128 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Scott, the 60-1 is part of the TO4 family. It is the same compressor wheel that I use. There is no such thing as a 'Stock' TO4. Even with my intercooler I will start to get into detonation when in the high 30's of MAP. You should be OK below that but make sure to keep the mixture rich. Dave On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM, wrote: > I'm thinking that the 60-1 compressor flows alot more air than the stock > TO-4 compressor, and the logic was that it would load the turbine down to > prevent overspeed. I honestly don't have enough experience to say until I > run it at full power and find out what happens. > I was hoping to eventually go to a 3 blade prop and intercooler once the > basic flight issues etc. are done. That seems a long way off. > > Scott Emery > > > ************** > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_Part_19670_28007703.1214397892128 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Scott, the 60-1 is part of the TO4 family.  It is the same compressor wheel that I use.  There is no such thing as a 'Stock'  TO4. 

Even with my intercooler I will start to get into detonation when in the high 30's of MAP.  You should be OK below that but make sure to keep the mixture rich.

Dave

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM, <SHIPCHIEF@aol.com> wrote:
I'm thinking that the 60-1 compressor flows alot more air than the stock TO-4 compressor, and the logic was that it would load the turbine down to prevent overspeed. I honestly don't have enough experience to say until I run it at full power and find out what happens.
I was hoping to eventually go to a 3 blade prop and intercooler once the basic flight issues etc. are done. That seems a long way off.

Scott Emery



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